Manukau Harbour Forum
OPEN MINUTES
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Minutes of a meeting of the Manukau Harbour Forum held in the Māngere-Otāhuhu Local Board Office, Shop 17, 93 Bader Drive, Māngere Town Centre on Friday, 16 June 2017 at 12:02pm
Chairperson |
Saffron Toms |
Waitakere Ranges Local Board |
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Deputy Chairperson |
David Holm |
Puketapapa Local Board |
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Members |
Alan Cole |
Franklin Local Board |
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Carrol Elliott, JP |
Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board |
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Joseph Allan |
Manurewa Local Board |
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Dawn Trenberth |
Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board |
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Tracy Mulholland |
Whau Local Board |
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Alternate Members |
Denise Yates, JP |
Waitakere Ranges Local Board |
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Julie Fairey |
Puketapapa Local Board |
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ABSENT
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Bernie Diver |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board |
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Bill McEntee |
Papakura Local Board |
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ALSO PRESENT
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Josephine Bartley |
Maungakiekie-Tamaki Local Board |
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Manukau Harbour Forum 16 June 2017 |
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The meeting was chaired by Shirley Coutts, Senior Local Board Advisor Maungakieke-Tamaki Local Board, on behalf of the Chief Executive, for items 1, 2 and 3. From item 4 onwards, the newly elected Chairperson chaired the meeting.
1 Welcome
Shirley Coutts, Senior Local Board Advisor Maungakieke-Tamaki Local Board opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present.
2 Apologies
Resolution number MHFJC/2017/1 MOVED by Member C Elliott, seconded by Member S Toms: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) accept the apologies from members Bernie Diver, Debbie Burrows and Bill McEntee for absence.
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The Senior Local Board Advisor gave an overview of the voting systems and requested a mover and seconder. |
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/2 MOVED by Member D Trenberth, seconded by Member T Mulholland: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) agree to use voting system A to elect the chairperson of the Manukau Harbour Forum for the 2016-2019 political term.
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The Senior Local Board Advisor called for nominations for the position of chairperson.
Member Tracy Mulholland nominated Member Saffron Toms for the Chairperson role. Member Dawn Trenberth seconded the nomination.
Member Alan Cole nominated Member David Holm for the Chairperson role. Member Carrol Elliott seconded the nomination.
There were no further nominations.
Round 1 of voting was as follows: Member Saffron Toms – 4 votes Member David Holm – 3 votes
As there were only two nominations and Member Saffron Toms received the majority of votes, the Senior Local Board Advisor asked that the motion be put to vote.
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/3 MOVED by Member T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Trenberth: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: b) elect Member Saffron Toms as chairperson for the 2016-2019 political term.
The motion was put to the vote by a show of hands and was declared CARRIED by 4 votes to 3.
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/4 MOVED by Member T Mulholland, seconded by Member C Elliott: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) agree to use voting system A to elect the deputy chairperson of the Manukau Harbour Forum for the 2016-2019 political term.
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The chairperson called for nominations for the position of deputy chairperson. |
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Member Carrol Elliott nominated Member David Holm for the deputy chairperson role. Member Tracy Mulholland seconded the nomination.
There were no further nominations. |
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/5 MOVED by Member C Elliott, seconded by Member T Mulholland: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: b) elect Member David Holm as deputy chairperson for the 2016-2019 political term. The motion was put to the vote by a show of hands and was declared CARRIED by 6 votes to 0.
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5 Declaration of Interest
There were no declarations of interest.
6 Confirmation of Minutes
7 Leave of Absence
There were no leaves of absence.
8 Acknowledgements
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/6 MOVED by Member A Cole, seconded by Member D Trenberth: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) acknowledge passing of Whaea Dame Nganeko Minhinnick who was a real warrior and champion for the issues for the Manukau Harbour. The forum note that her contributions were invaluable and she will be missed.
b) acknowledge the staff on the work on the symposium.
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9 Petitions
There were no petitions.
10 Deputations
10.1 |
Deputation: Morphum Environmental - Damian Young and Cat Davis |
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Damian Young and Cat Davis from Morphum Environmental made a presentation on the findings from the Big Blue Waitakere report. The report was commissioned by the Waitakere Ranges Local Board and identified eight management objectives and 41 management actions to improve and protect the coastal and marine environment in the Waitakere Ranges Local Board area. A copy of presentation has been placed on file copy of minutes and can be viewed on Auckland Council website. |
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/7 MOVED by Member S Toms, seconded by Member J Allan: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) receive the deputation from Damian Young and Cat Davis from Morphum Environmental and thank them for the presentation.
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a Presentation - Morphum Environmental - Damian Young and Cat Davis |
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Member C Elliott left the meeting at 12.30 pm. |
11 Public Forum
There was no public forum.
12 Extraordinary Business
There was no extraordinary business.
13 Notices of Motion
There were no notices of motion.
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Resolution number MHFJC/2017/8 MOVED by Member T Mulholland, seconded by Member D Holm: That the Manukau Harbour Forum: a) agree to the next two meetings of the forum as below: · 18 August 2017 · 20 October 2017 b) request staff to organise bi-monthly meetings and workshops and bring back the schedule of business meetings to the next forum meeting. c) agree to commence business meetings at 12.00pm. Public forum and deputations will be scheduled in the early part of the business meeting, to enable the democratic process.
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15 Consideration of Extraordinary Items
There was no consideration of extraordinary items.
12.48pm The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance and attention to business and declared the meeting closed.
CONFIRMED AS A TRUE AND CORRECT RECORD AT A MEETING OF THE Manukau Harbour Forum HELD ON
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